Socialtext Hires SaaS Veteran Brian Bailard as Vice President of Sales
06/24/2010
Socialtext today announced the addition of Brian Bailard as the company's new Vice President of Sales. Bailard brings more than 20 years of experience in sales leadership and executive management at firms focused on cloud computing, software as a service (SaaS) and online marketing. Bailard will lead Socialtext's global sales team responsible for all of Socialtext's products and offerings. He will report directly to Eugene Lee, Socialtext's CEO.
"As the leading cloud and SaaS-based provider of enterprise social software, Socialtext firmly believes in a business model that aligns our success with that of our customers," says Eugene Lee, Socialtext's CEO. "Brian is a great fit for Socialtext's leadership and sales team because he passionately shares that philosophy, which we believe will benefit both our current and future customers."
Prior to Socialtext, Bailard served as senior vice president of global sales at Lyris, a leading SaaS-based online marketing software firm. During his tenure at Lyris, Bailard closed the largest deal in company history, enjoyed several record-setting months in booked revenue, expanded the international business, and grew the core Lyris HQ product business significantly despite the recession. Before Lyris, Bailard held senior leadership positions at several SaaS growth companies, both private and public: BDNA Corporation, ThomsonReuters, Advent Software and Quovera where his sales teams generated $20-80 million in annual revenue.
"Enterprise social software will be as transformative to corporate productivity and communication as email and mobile phones were a generation before," Bailard says. "Socialtext, with its leading SaaS and cloud-based solution and passion for customer success, helps companies realize that vision. I'm looking forward to leading a team that remains focused on selling enterprise social solutions that generate tangible business value for every customer we serve."
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